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Quantum mechanics is a field with wide-ranging implications. It has predicted the existence of antimatter, explained radioactivity and has chronicled the structure of atoms and nucleus. Without it, most of the scientific discoveries today would not have been possible.
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The implications of the quantum theory are wide-ranging. Without knowing the structure of the atom, most of the physics and chemistry that we know today wouldn't have been possible. Many applications resulting from quantum theory are in use today, and its applications in the future are potentially infinite.
Everyone knows institutes which are prominent in India, are also recognised worldwide in the field. There are many delegates in India that have a foreign recognition and are in the country to contribute to the research. Here is a list of top institutes in the country that are working in this field of quantum physics.
1. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)
TIFR is the best institute in the country for theoretical research. The public research institute situated in Mumbai is an extremely deemed one, and offers a PhD, an integrated MS and PhD and also a post PhD program in fields of Quantum Mechanics. Entrance Exam: TIFR-GS. They also have a basic quantum mechanics course for beginners to introduce basic quantum phenomena and understand its ramifications. Faculty: Some of the excellent faculty that the institute boasts in this sector are Rajiv Gavai and Gautam Mandal and Amol Dighe. Gautam Mandal also works on String Theory and Black holes apart from QFT. Amol Dighe, apart from his work in particle and astroparticle physics, is also involved in the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO), a mega-science project that will study neutrinos produced in the Earth's atmosphere. Rajiv Gavai is involved with Particle Physics at the LHC.2. International Center Theoretical Sciences (ICTS)
ICTS, a baby institute of TIFR has excellent research in the area of String Theory and Quantum Gravity. It has an MS plus PhD integrated program as well as post PhD programs available. Entrance Exam: TIFR-GS and Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST). Faculty: Avinash Dhar, Dean Emeritus and Visiting Professor at ICTS was recently awarded the 2018 TIFR Alumni Association (TAA) Excellence Award, for his work in non-perturbative QCD and Hawking radiation. Rajesh Gopakumar works at the intersection of QFT and String Theory. Spenta Wadia is the Infosys Homi Bhabha Chair Professor, Founding Director and Professor Emeritus at ICTS and his work is in elementary particle physics, string theory and quantum gravity.
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